The Ruins
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44 out of 100

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5.4 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 43 Ratings

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  • Starring: Jena Malone, Jonathan Tucker, Shawn Ashmore
  • Summary: Based on the terrifying best-seller by Scott Smith, The Ruins follows a group of friends who become entangled in a brutal struggle for survival after visiting a remote archaeological dig in the Mexican jungle, where they discover something deadly living among the ruins. (DreamWorks)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 15
  3. Negative: 2 out of 15
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    75
    A surprisingly effective little horror nightmare.
  2. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    50
    Smith has changed a few plot points around to keep readers who already know the secret of the ruins guessing, and to some extent the strategy works. There was, however, no reason whatsoever to change the book's perfect endings.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    50
    In the end, the gimmick is too risible and its effects on the characters too forced to sustain either suspense or horror.
  4. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    38
    The movie doesn't do anything with these viney bastards. There's no back story, no satire, no allegory, no implications beyond what's happening on the pyramid.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 23
  3. Negative: 9 out of 23
  1. GrantZ
    10
    Ignore the haters, The Ruins is probably one of the best movies of recent times. It isn't cliche and it truly is shocking in places, the monster gets into one of the females, causing some of the most disturbing scenes i've ever seen in a movie. Scenes of amputation, are included. But there isn't too much blood. It instils a sense of fear by making you realize that in the end, we truly are our greatest enemies, when stuck in terrifying situations.… Expand
  2. TiagoM.
    8
    IS really not very original, but the cast is very good, the locations is ok and the tension is great!
  3. Tss5078
    7
    Based on one of the best selling graphic novels of all-time, The Ruins, has a lot to like, and a lot to dislike. Following the classic horror movie format, there is a ton of eye candy and gore, always a good thing. The plot isn't very strong thou. It was a great book and there was a lot to go on, but sadly the movie ignores it. You see a lot of things, but unlike the book, nothing is really explained. This movie is all visual. They focus almost entirely on the gore, and not the story, making The Ruins just another typical horror movie. A good horror movie mixes a truly scary story, with shock, awe, and beautiful people. That's the formula, and while The Ruins should have been all those things, it really wasn't.… Expand
  4. TheMovieCritic
    2
    The idea of a horror movie set in a mayan ruin is interesting right? Right. It's just that this movie isn't anywhere close to interesting or scary. It is just boring and fails to entertain you, and what was meant to be scary ends up being plain out annoying. I'm talking about the screaming plants of course. Definitely skip this one.… Expand

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